Clackamas County Chair

“Don’t Portlandize Clackamas County” reads a huge sign alongside I205 advertising John Ludlow for Clackamas County Chair. We’re surprised to see John’s name associated with the slogan. We’ve known and worked with Mr. Ludlow since he came to Wilsonville and became active in city politics. It surprises us because John not only was one of the leaders to Portlandize Wilsonville, but profited from the city’s rapid growth. We would like to share with the rest of Clackamas County our experience with him.

1. Mr. Ludlow resigned from the Wilsonville City Council before completing his term in 1984.
2. AS Mayor in 1991 when faced with opposition to his support of Wilsonville’s City Manager and the City Council fired the City Manager, he abruptly resigned with two years left on his term.
3. The short time he was Mayor, the city employees felt the need to form a union to protect themselves.
4. Ten years later in 2002, he was removed from the Wilsonville Planning Commission for being rude, combative, argumentative and disrespectful. He then sued the city and was reinstalled only to resign again without fulfilling his term.
We feel that Mr. Ludlow has been difficult to work with if you have an opinion that differs from his and is not open to listen to others. We also feel that given his record of not finishing jobs that the citizens of Wilsonville have entrusted to him and his rude, combative, argumentative and disrespect to Wilsonville’s citizens, makes him unfit to hold the trust of Clackamas County citizens. Please join us in not allowing John Ludlow to “Portlandize” Clackamas County and vote for a candidate who earns integrity and respect even from those oppose his views
Thank you
Jim Farrell, West Linn (former member of, Wilsonville Traffic Safety Commission, Wilsonville Parks and Recreation Commission)
Cathie Gleeson, Wilsonville (former Chairperson, Wilsonville Parks and Recreation Commission)
Dee Morrison-Gaffke, Gladstone (Retired, Wilsonville City Recorder)